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The folks at KingsIsle have not been idle, making the most out of their success with their AAA MMO for kids, Wizard101. They just put a brand-new world called Avalon into beta for that hit game, and today they’ve announced that they have another game in the works, one that they’ve had in development for two and a half years: Pirate101.

Much like in Wizard101, the Pirate101 game is aimed at kids ages 8–12 but can be enjoyed by players of any age. According to company reps Fred Howard and Ben Conrad, it’s specifically built with the original game’s quirky humor and multilayered jokes and characters (like the Frogfather) that kids can understand but parents should grok at a deeper level.

My nine-year-old quads are hooked on Wizard101, the kid-safe, free-to-play MMO from KingsIsle Entertainment, aimed at fantasy-loving children like them. They’ve even ponied up for a monthly membership out of their own allowances, which is about the highest endorsement any game can get from them. So, they’re pretty thrilled to hear that Wizard101 has a huge expansion coming soon: the brand-new world of Avalon.

The game has grown by leaps and bounds since its introduction in 2008. According to company reps Fred Howard and Ben Conrad, it’s currently localized in eight countries, and it plans to offer a Chinese-language version to help them break into the Asian market soon. You can pick up game cards in over 65,000 retail outlets, and these are reportedly some of the top sellers at Game Stop. The game passed 25 million registered users earlier this year, and KingsIsle reports that it gets 14 million unique visitors every month, so there are plenty of people to play with. Continue Reading “Wizard101 Introduces a New World” »

Grandmother Raven, part of the new Wintertusk World that is coming soon to Wizard 101

As part of my trip to PAX last weekend, I sat down with two members of Kingsisle Entertainment, Inc., the company behind Wizard101, the all-ages MMORPG game.

I was interested in talking to them in person because Wizard 101 is my eleven-year-old daughter’s favorite game. Board, hand-held, or otherwise, Wizard101 even beats television or movies. I wrote an initial article about the game last December but because she likes it so much, I had to do my due diligence and check it out further by meeting some of the creators in person but I was already favorably disposed for several reasons.